Peru / Flores de Luya
Regular price
$19.00
The women farmers of Las Flores de Luya cooperative grow coffee high up in the Peruvian Andes where the condors fly. At these extreme altitudes (1,800-2,300 meters, or 6,000-7,500 feet above sea level) coffee cherries mature slowly, imparting a delicate sweetness to the cup. Notes of marzipan and sweet Danish balanced by mild acidity make this medium-roast coffee a real treat!
Las Flores de Luya (Flowers of Luya) was formed in 2004 by 80 female members of the larger Laguna de los Condores (Lagoon of the Condors) cooperative to highlight women farmers' contributions to the community and improve their income and wellbeing. More than 20 years on and 243 members strong, the association provides training in sustainable farming techniques and soil health, credits members for reforestation, and conducts regular family food security and nutrition programs.
ROAST LEVEL: Medium
ORIGIN: Peru
PRODUCER: Las Flores de Luya Co-op
FARM: Various
VARIETY: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Pache, Typica
PROCESS: Washed
REGION: Luya, Amazonas
ALTITUDE: 1800-2300 masl
Regular price
$19.00
The women farmers of Las Flores de Luya cooperative grow coffee high up in the Peruvian Andes where the condors fly. At these extreme altitudes (1,800-2,300 meters, or 6,000-7,500 feet above sea level) coffee cherries mature slowly, imparting a delicate sweetness to the cup. Notes of marzipan and sweet Danish balanced by mild acidity make this medium-roast coffee a real treat!
Las Flores de Luya (Flowers of Luya) was formed in 2004 by 80 female members of the larger Laguna de los Condores (Lagoon of the Condors) cooperative to highlight women farmers' contributions to the community and improve their income and wellbeing. More than 20 years on and 243 members strong, the association provides training in sustainable farming techniques and soil health, credits members for reforestation, and conducts regular family food security and nutrition programs.
ROAST LEVEL: Medium
ORIGIN: Peru
PRODUCER: Las Flores de Luya Co-op
FARM: Various
VARIETY: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Pache, Typica
PROCESS: Washed
REGION: Luya, Amazonas
ALTITUDE: 1800-2300 masl
Future Farmers
These coffees are sourced from farmers who represent the next generation, such as women-owned farms and youth programs.
Female property ownership, still a rarity in many places, helps to improve income equality and self-determination for women throughout the community. Youth-focused programs encourage younger farmers to get into today's coffee market, with its focus on experimentation and quality, as an opportunity to make their mark.
Adaptive Agriculture
We source these coffees from producers who embrace, and sometimes invent, farm-level best practices for climate adaptation and mitigation such as emission reduction, agroforestry, intercropping, water conservation, regenerative agriculture, waste recapture, mycorrhizae, and many others.
Adopting new practices can be expensive and risky, especially for smallholder farmers. Every pound of their beans we roast helps to ensure the long-term survival of their farm, family, and way of life.
Community Initiatives
In many of the places it is grown, coffee is the core of the local economy; with some help, income from its cultivation can support not just a single farm but an entire community.
Our "Community Initiatives" coffees represent various programs designed to improve living standards at a hyper-local level with input from the people who live there. These include water filtration systems, financing micro-loans, purchasing livestock, and funding K-12 schools, among others. These programs help to promote stability, self-sufficiency and resiliency in a rapidly changing world.
Air Roasted to Perfection
We use 100% electric, clean air roasting for our coffees.
Air roasting works by suspending the beans in a column of hot air, allowing them to roast more evenly and consistently without picking up unwanted flavors or defects that can happen with drum roasters. Our roasters are designed to produce safe, low-temperature, clean exhaust without filters, catalyzers or afterburners.
Altogether, this means that we can roast clean-tasting coffees more consistently using less energy and with lower emissions than conventional methods.
Circular Packaging
Our coffee cans are manufactured in the USA from 100% domestically sourced steel.
Why steel? Unlike plastic and paper, it's infinitely recyclable and is recovered at a higher rate (72%) than any other food packaging material. It's also the ideal barrier for keeping oxygen, moisture and light away from the beans inside. This, plus an integrated valve, means our coffee stays fresher longer.
